ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announces decision on February 8, 2018 to look into Philippine situation. (ICC photo) Philippines Global human rights icon calls Duterte’s action ‘nonsense’ Opinion By Ted Alcuitas A world-renown human rights advocate has waded into the controversy on the ICC investigation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs.’ “Legally what Duterte […]
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Pope Francis and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, console the father of Kristel Padasas, 27, Jan. 18, 2015, in Manila. Padasas, a Catholic Relief Services employee, died Jan. 17 after the papal Mass in Tacloban when strong winds caused scaffolding in an area near the altar to fall. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters)
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Erwin Espinosa (left) and Cebu’s Peter Lim are free. (ABS/CBN composite) Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim, 20 others cleared of drug charges ABS-CBN News Posted at Mar 12 2018 04:21 PM MANILA – The Department of Justice has cleared alleged drug lords Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim and 20 others of charges related to the narcotics trade
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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle celebrates mass at the St.Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal in April 2016. (FB photo) Cardinal to speak on March 19 By Ted Alcuitas While he is being invited to speak on the challenges of the domestic church in a global context, the archbishop of the Philippines’ largest diocese might well speak on
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Canadian trader shot dead in Pasay Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:07 AM March 08, 2017 Police investigators are looking at a love triangle as a possible motive in the shooting of a Canadian national in Pasay City on Monday night. Nanthakumaran Kumarasamy, 55, a businessman, was shot while his vehicle was stuck in traffic on
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Mortal enemies: De Lima vs. Duterte (Photo composite by Asia News Network) Press Release: February 24, 2020 Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima today (Feb. 24) marks her third year of illegal arrest and unjust detention – a grim reminder that the Duterte regime is intolerable of dissent and perceives political opposition as a threat
Maximize your lunch dollars at Momo Sushi by whatsinmymouth By Monica Urrutia I chose Momo Sushi for two reasons: first, Momo used to be a nickname of mine in high school, and second, it was nearby and available when I had a hankering for sushi. My luck with random restaurant stops continues! I entered
GROWING FLEET – Eight brand new Canadian Bell-412eP combat utility helicopters and two Italian AW-109E attack choppers were unveiled by the Philippine Air Force (PAF)in 2016 with Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin christening with champagne one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) newest acquisitions at the Villamor Air Base grandstand in Pasay City. (John
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Rappler: Newsbreak Why worry about Filipinos online being ‘most ignorant’? Posted: 08 Feb 2018 02:11 AM PST MANILA, Philippines – Suicide rates. Number of teenage births. Smartphone owners in the Philippines. Even belief in Heaven, Hell, and God. These were only some of the things Filipinos online were wrong about, according to Ipsos’ Perils of
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Vancouver, B.C. Updated: February 10, 2018, 4:00 PM Kusina ni Lola A group calling themselves Reconnecting Cultural Networks (RCN) has teamed up with UBC Global Lounge and Multicultural Helping House to teach Filipino Cooking. The course will be on March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2018. It will be held from 6-9 P.M. at the Multicultural Helping
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